Seeing that both Ling Tian and Hu Yao had clones of their own—and that Hu Yao could split into five at once—Lian Yue was green with envy.
Lian Yue's expression left Ling Tian utterly at a loss. How could he not know that she wanted to reach the Spirit Division Stage as soon as possible? But she had advanced too quickly over the years, and he had made her suppress her cultivation because he was worried her foundation would be unstable.
There was another reason Ling Tian was especially concerned. Lian Yue had seemed remarkably relaxed when she faced her last Advancement Lightning Tribulation. According to his and Po Qiong's estimates, the next tribulation would be terrifyingly stronger, so he wanted her to temper her spiritual energy as much as possible.
"Brother Tian, can't you let me cultivate to the Spirit Division Stage?" Lian Yue gazed at Ling Tian pleadingly. "I can temper my cultivation properly afterward. Xuan Ying is almost at the Spirit Division Stage already."
Only then did Ling Tian realize that Lian Yue's main reason for wanting to reach the Spirit Division Stage was that she didn't want to lose to Xuan Ying. He could only smile wryly at her. Then he looked to Hu Yao for help.
"Yue'er, I'm already in the Late Spirit Division Stage." After receiving Ling Tian's appeal for help, Hu Yao gave him an almost imperceptible nod. Then she turned to Lian Yue with a question. "Your Brother Tian is also in the Late Spirit Division Stage. Do you think I could beat him?"
"Elder Sister Hu Yao, you're very powerful, but you definitely couldn't beat Brother Tian." Lian Yue answered without hesitation. Then she glanced at Xuan Ci. "Not only you—even Brother Xuan Ci, who's at the Great Perfection of Spirit